Ranchers Reflect on October Blizzard One Year Later

It’s been nearly a year since an early blizzard plowed into the northern Plains. The fierce wind and snow punished cattle in Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. More than 40,000 head of livestock were lost in the fury.

At 3,200 feet, tucked in the rolling plains against a backdrop of breathtaking views, sits the Williams ranch. Myron and his son Monty have kept busy here for decades, but the scene looked quite different one year ago.